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Organisers of the Toys On The Table appeal are thanking everyone who has supported it this year. Over 2,000 new toys and gifts have been donated in Market Harborough in recent weeks. The Hfm-backed appeal will ensure nearly 5,000 disadvantaged youngsters across Leicestershire have presents to open on Christmas Day, when they otherwise would receive […]

Work is underway to repair phone cables after a car crashed into a telegraph pole near Tilton on the Hill this morning. The collision brought down cables at the side of the B6047 Melton Road. Police say the 22-year-old female driver of the Fiat 500 suffered minor injuries, but did not require medical treatment. The […]

Five people were injured in a crash on the A6 in Kibworth yesterday afternoon. Firefighters had to cut a woman out of the wreckage of one of the two cars involved, before she was taken to hospital for treatment. The other casualties were treated at the scene by East Midlands Ambulance Service. The collision happened […]

Over 200,000 Covid-19 vaccines have been given to people across Harborough. The new milestone was reached this week, with over 3,000 residents in the district receiving a booster jab in the past few days. A total of 205,384 vaccines have been given here since the vaccination programme began a year a go, including more than […]

The go-ahead has been given for a Market Harborough School to build a new sports hall. Welland Park Academy says the state-of-the-art facility, which will also be made available for community use, is much needed, as its current hall is too small. It is also not high enough to meet requirements for badminton and trampolining. […]

A pupil from Meadowdale Primary School in Market Harborough has won MP Neil O’Brien’s a Christmas card competition. Isabella Longfield’s design is featured on the front of his festive cards and will also appear on social media posts over Christmas. The 11-year-old has been presented with a certificate and House of Commons Chocolate box as […]

The Chief Executive of Harborough District Council is to retire. Norman Proudfoot will step down from his role in February, after working for the authority for 25 years. He became joint Chief Executive in 2014 and sole Chief Executive in 2020. Norman said: “I’ve been working for local government for 35 years, served many councils […]

A rallying call has been made for people across Harborough to get their booster jabs as Covid-19 cases soar. 763 people have tested positive in the District in the past week – 200 more than the previous seven days, as the Omicron variant takes hold. The infection rate here is 631.2 cases per 100,000 people, […]

Tradespeople in and around Market Harborough are being warned about a spate of tool thefts from vans across Leicestershire. Police say 25 were broken into in the first two weeks of December, following 68 thefts in November and 49 in October. Officers urging owners to ensure vans are locked at all times, to park them […]

A search has been launched for the original owner of a Beatles record which was given to them as a Christmas present more than 50 years ago. The original pressing of the Abbey Road album was recently bought second-hand in Norwich and a romantic message was discovered on the sleeve. The record was given to […]